At the APEC summit in Bali on 7-8 October, the United States will propose creating a dedicated supply chain fund for the Asia-Pacific region, Robert Wang, US Senior Official for APEC, announced at a meeting with journalists in Washington on Wednesday.

SEAN will face an increasingly complex geopolitical situation, the Leaders tasked the ASEAN Coordinating Council (ACC) to review ASEAN’s processes and institutions in order to safeguard ASEAN centrality in the regional architecture

Leading a global institution of the world’s most powerful countries is both a great opportunity and a great test for Russia. Russia’s G20 presidency was long-awaited, yet it came unexpectedly: The national political elite had not prepared for this gl

This year Indonesia hosts APEC under the theme “Resilient Asia-Pacific, Engine of Global Growth.” Officials there say the theme reflects the region’s dynamism and its ability to drive global economic recovery

Minister for Far East Development and the Russian President’s special envoy to the Far Eastern Federal District Viktor Ishayev has been speaking to RBTH about completed projects, modernisation plans and investment opportunities of the region

Wishnu Wardhana predicts a pivotal year for APEC and its business advisory council. That means APEC countries should take renewed action to build resilience to any crisis unfolding around the global economy

In 2013, Russia faces some severe challenges on the foreign policy front. Its ongoing integration with Belarus and Kazakhstan is fraught with problems, the European gas market is becoming less pliable, and the Asian market is still unable to pick up

Russia has officially joined the APEC Business Travel Card scheme in the beginning of June, allowing ABTC card-holders from other APEC economies to enter its borders without a visa, according to the statement issued by the APEC Business Mobility Grou

Russian business people, heads and employees of the companies, as well as state officials, are now allowed to visit 18 APEC members, including Australia, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand and other countries, without visas, using special APEC Business Tr

At the end of 2011: Russia took up the chairmanship of the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) organization for 2012. The organization's next summit will take place from 1 to 8 September in Vladivostok.

Among Russia’s priorities as chairman of APEC in 2012 will be the liberalization of trade and investment activity and a deepening of economic integration in the region; cooperation for purposes of innovative growth; the improvement of transport and logistical systems, and food security.